Question

component of fat molecule

Answer 1

A fat molecule is made up of two components:

A glycerol which is the "backbone" of the molecule

Fatty acids which are attached to the backbone

R is the fatty acid chain.

It depends on the fatty acid.

Each glycerol binds with three fatty acids molecules and form a triglyceride.

There are several types of fatty acids, and fats are usually made up of a mixture of different types

Answer 2

Answer

A fat molecule consists of two kinds of parts namely a glycerol backbone and three fatty acid tails .